Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) was seeking a vote on a bill he introduced with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) to make it a federal crime to commit the animal abuse known as "crushing." The move to vote on the bill was crushed - by Sen. Harry Reid.

Steve McLaughlin is running for WashingtonâEUR(TM)s Commissioner of Public Lands and wants to be in charge of the millions of acres of forests and coast line we all share. But itâEUR(TM)s become clear he doesnâEUR(TM)t share our stateâEUR(TM)s values.

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